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The pair and the alleged victim were said to have been known to each other.

The court heard Mr Ali was killed on December 21 and his body was in a state of advanced decomposition after lying undiscovered in the flat for eight months.

Abdi Ali was said to have links to Lincolnshire at the time of his disappearance

Hopkins and Docharty were remanded into custody by Highbury Corner magistrates after they appeared in court on Thursday. Docharty appeared in the dock at the Old Bailey on Friday and seemed distressed as she confirmed her details.

Hopkins will appear at the same court by video link on Monday.

Judge Anne Molyneux said the pair, both of Hartmoor Mews, face a two to three-week trial on February 25 and will appear at the same court for a plea hearing on November 23. Both remain remanded in custody.

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Mr Ali's family made an appeal for his safe return after he went missing in January. His sister said his mum and dad were "really worried" about his disappearance and begged for information as to his whereabouts according to the Mirror Online.

Abdi Ali was originally reported missing on December, 31 2017

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Metropolitan Police made several unsuccessful follow up appeals in a bid to find Mr Ali during February in various areas of the UK including Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, South Wales and Lincolnshire - all areas Mr Ali was said to have links to.